= William Pulteney = '''William Pulteney''' was a [[UnitedKingdom/WhigParty|Whig]] politician and member of [[UnitedKingdom/Parliament|Parliament]] in [[UnitedKingdom/Democratization|Great Britain]]. <> ---- == History == Pelteney entered [[UnitedKingdom/Parliament|Parliament]] in 1705 for the [[EnglandInTheAgeOfTheAmericanRevolution|rotten borough]] of Hedon. He was an active [[UnitedKingdom/WhigParty|Whig]] in [[UnitedKingdom/RobertWalpole|Walpole's]] faction. Following the '''Sacheverell riots''' and amid mounting opposition to English involvement in the [[WorldHistory/WarOfSpanishSuccession|War of Spanish Succession]], the [[UnitedKingdom/ToryParty|Tories]] won a majority and took power. With the [[UnitedKingdom/GeorgeI|Hanoverian succession]] and a Whig victory in 1714 elections, Pelteney was appointment to government. [[UnitedKingdom/GeorgeI|George I]] and [[UnitedKingdom/JamesStanhope|Stanhope]] pursued a foreign policy strongly oriented around [[WorldHistory/Hanover|Hanoverian]] interests, drawing opposition from several influential Whigs. The '''Whig Split''' emerged by 1717, and Pelteney followed Walpole in his protest resignation. The split healed after about three years, and Walpole returned to government. Furthermore, as a result of the '''South Sea Bubble''', he rose to government leadership. Only much later though did Pulteney receive any government position at all, and a minor one at that. Pelteney was dismissed from Walpole's government in 1725. He launched an oppositional faction known as the '''Patriot Whigs''', which he partly coordinated through '''The Craftsman''', which he co-edited with [[UnitedKingdom/HenryStJohn|St John]]. In 1742, he was created '''earl of Bath''', '''viscount of Wrington''', and '''baron of Heydon'''. [[UnitedKingdom/HenryPelham|Pelham]] triggered a government crisis in 1746 by leading a mass resignation. [[UnitedKingdom/GeorgeII|George II]] turned to Pulteney and [[UnitedKingdom/JohnCarteret|Carteret]] to form a government. This '''short-lived ministry''' fell apart within days, Pelham was recalled, and the king was forced to accept the appointed government as his exclusive advisors. ---- CategoryRicottone